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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 7
Yonah Simcha Schreiber indicted over assault on nun in Jerusalem
Updated
Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 7

Yonah Simcha Schreiber indicted over assault on nun in Jerusalem

4 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · May 7
  • Prosecutors said the 36-year-old attacked the nun near King David’s Tomb on 28 April, knocking her down, then returning to kick her as she lay injured.
  • He is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm motivated by hostility toward a religious group, plus common assault after allegedly punching and kicking a passerby who intervened.
  • The nun suffered facial and leg bruising, and prosecutors may seek prison if he is convicted. The case follows other recent incidents involving Christian figures and symbols.
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